CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Police doing traffic enforcement on the East End of St. Thomas arrested a man on illegal gun and drugs possession charges on Saturday night, authorities said.
Ronald A. Smith, 39, of St. Thomas, was arrested at 9:00 p.m. Saturday and charged with possession of an unlicensed firearm with an obliterated serial number and possession of illegal narcotics with intent to distribute, the Virgin Islands Police Department said.
Bail for Smith was set at $150,000.00. Unable to post bail, he was turned over to custody of the Bureau of Corrections pending an advice-of-rights hearing.
Members of the Special Operations Bureau were conducting traffic enforcement while working Operation Rewind on Emile Francis Memorial Drive on Saturday night, according to the VIPD.
